transsexualism 1953, transsexual 1954, transgender, transgenic

transsexual

Pronunciation: /tranzˈsɛkʃʊəl/  

 /transˈsɛkʃʊəl/  

(also transexual)

NOUN

1A person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex:a pre-operative male-to-female transsexual

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1.1A person who has undergone treatment in order to acquire the physical characteristics of the opposite sex.

ADJECTIVE

Relating to a transsexual person:transsexual fantasies

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transsexualism  1953

Pronunciation: /tranzˈsɛkʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/  /transˈsɛkʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/ 

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transsexuality

Pronunciation: /-sɛksjʊˈalɪti/ 

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transgenic

Pronunciation: /tranzˈdʒɛnɪk/  

 /trɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/  /transˈdʒɛnɪk/ /trɑːnsˈdʒɛnɪk/ 

ADJECTIVE

Biology

Relating to or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced:male transgenic micetransgenic foods raise numerous health safety questions

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transgene

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Origin

1980s: from trans- 'across' + gene + -ic.

transgender

Pronunciation: /tranzˈdʒɛndə/  

 /transˈdʒɛndə/  

(also transgendered)

ADJECTIVE

Denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. Compare with cisgender.a transgender activist and authorthe series will chronicle a group of Chicago women united by the shared experience of being transgender